COVID vaccines aren’t just for people—new types are helping protect zoo animals too. CFAES’ Linda Saif, an expert on coronaviruses in animals, is quoted on the topic in Popular Science.
At Home
‘That land-grant mission of serving our state’
Nearly 190,000 meals were packed and delivered to families in northeast Ohio last week as part of an effort by more than 500 volunteers from Ohio State (including from OSU Extension, CFAES’ statewide outreach arm) and 200 community partners who teamed up to fight food insecurity.
Farm strength through diversity
Registration is open for the next Environmental Professionals Network breakfast program, “Growing the Future of Agriculture: Conversations with Black Farmers and Educators.” It’s set for Oct. 12, 7:15–9:30 a.m., on Ohio State’s Columbus campus.
Check out the program and lineup of speakers. Register at this link.
CFAES sustainability news, Sept. 21, 2021
Columbus Monthly, Sept. 7; featuring Yolanda Owens, president of CFAES Alumni Society Board, and Jera Oliver, formerly of CFAES Advancement)
See what’s happening in the Gwynne Conservation Area: Farm Science Review 2021
Click the image here to see the full schedule of activities in the Gwynne Conservation Area during Farm Science Review, Sept. 21–23, as well as a map of the grounds.
You can find this, too, in the free program booklet that’s available at the event.
‘I learn something new there every year’
We’re reupping this story from a couple of weeks ago. Farm Science Review, hosted by CFAES, takes place Sept. 21–23, and from water quality to conservation tillage, cover crops to forage production, and especially all the many activities set for the Gwynne Conservation Area, there’s a lot you can learn there in the field of sustainability …
A next step in efforts to battle harmful algal blooms
Scientists from eight Ohio universities—including from Ohio State and specifically from CFAES—will lead the latest round of research supported by the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative.
Read the story. (Photo: Lake Erie, Getty Images.)
Let me stand next to your …
The Sept. 14 breakfast program by the Environmental Professionals Network, a service of the CFAES School of Environment and Natural Resources, will look at being metaphorically and ecologically “Resilient Through Fire.”
CFAES sustainability news, Aug. 30, 2021
Where have fireflies gone?
Youngstown Vindicator, Aug. 23; featuring Dave Shetlar, CFAES Department of Entomology
Hundreds of U.S. cities adopted climate plans. Few have met the goals, but it’s not too late.
USA Today, Aug. 10; featuring Aaron Wilson, OSU Extension
‘Stinkweed’ could be used for green jet fuel
Bio Market Insights, Aug. 9; featuring Ajay Shah, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
CFAES sustainability news, Aug. 23, 2021
Ohio State News, Aug. 5; featuring Justin Chaffin, Stone Laboratory
Nature, Aug. 2; featuring Linda Saif, Center for Food Animal Health